Question

    All tents may be ropes. Some tents may not be

    books. Some ropes are canvas. In the given question, a set of conclusions is given. There are five options comprising of three or more statements. You need to choose the option that contains the set of statements from which the given conclusions logically follow.
    A No canvas is a rope. All books are tents. All tents are canvas. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B No book is a tent. Some tents are canvas. No canvas is a rope. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C All books are tents. No tent is a canvas. No canvas is a rope. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D All canvas are ropes. All books are tents. Some tents are canvas. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Both 1st and 3rd. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Some tents are canvas (I) + All canvas are ropes (A) ⇒ Some tents are ropes (I) ⇒ [Probable conclusion] ⇒ All tents may be ropes (A) All books are tents (A) ⇒ Conversion ⇒ Some tents are books (I) ⇒ [Probable conclusion] ⇒ Some tents may not be books (O). All canvas are ropes (A) ⇒ Conversion ⇒ Some ropes are canvas (I). Hence, option 4  is correct. By elimination method -  By 1, 2 and 3, no +ve conclusion can be drawn between canvas and rope. Hence it is eliminated. Hence answer is Option 4.

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